The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to a warning and alarm service in case of flooding. Article 1 establishes a Flooding Reporting Service in the Rheinland-Pfalz. The text consists of 8 articles as follows: Establishment of a Flooding Reporting Service (1); Tasks (2); Reporting offices (3); Reporting procedures (4); Plans (5); Reporting exercises (6); Establishment of a early warning service (7); Entry into force (8). One Annex is enclosed.